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November 10, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore impounds Cosco ship over payment dispute
    Singapore has impounded a vessel operated by China Cosco Holdings because of a payment dispute, the company said yesterday, reigniting concerns over China's relationship with the global maritime industry.
  • Maersk lowers profit forecast
    AP Moeller-Maersk A/S said that its container shipping line, the world's biggest, will lose money this year, lowering a previous forecast of a 'modest' profit as freight rates plunged.
  • Dry-bulk ship owners reject multi-year charters
    Owners of dry-bulk ships are rejecting multi-year charters in expectation that stronger demand for raw materials will reduce a glut of vessels that is depressing rates, according to Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.
  • Dutch ships fund plans listing

Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk Group quarterly profits drop 79pc even as revenues rise 9pc
  • Chinese transport minister expects hard times in shipping market
  • US east coast container growth beats west coast, says Global Port Tracker
  • Private navy to protect vessels against pirates - at US$30,000 per ship
  • 'K' Line increases intra-Asia coverage with Hanjin Heung-A tie-up
  • US Federal Maritime Commission claims 'defiance' from transpac groups
  • FESCO's January to September container traffic surges 28pc
  • Evergreen, Wan Hai, Hamburg Sud share slots on Japan-HK-Thailand loop
  • Chongqing cold storage capacity to reach 700,000 tonnes by 2015
  • Wefang port's throughput up 27pc in first three quarters
  • Nantong port's vessel volume hits new high in first three quarters
  • Hong Kong's Kerry Logistics moves supply chain base due to Thai flood
  • CEVA Logistics quarterly operating profit up 5.8pc to US$118.6 million
  • Kuehne + Nagel extends deal with Poland's Danone health food company
  • CN rail goes to debt market to raise US$700 million to pay debt
  • Logwin looks to expand into Korean as apparel volume rises 30pc in 2011
  • Cathay to start twice weekly freighter flights to Zaragoza, Spain
  • Ural Airlines launches Heilongjiang to Novosibirsk, Chelyabinsk flights
  • Bad timing makes Boeing's new 747-8F a casualty of air cargo slump
  • Korean Air Cargo offers more online mobile services

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 9, 2011
  • Hactl signs up Silk Way Airlines and S7 Airlines
    Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl), a major cargo handling agent at the world's largest airfreight hub, welcomed two new customers with the launch of the new winter time...
  • IAG Cargo takes delivery of first B747-8F
    IAG Cargo, through its British Airways World Cargo brand, the cargo division of British Airways (which acquired BMI from Lufthansa last week), has taken delivery of the first of th...
  • Change in DB Schenker Rail management board
    Karsten Sachsenröder, the member of the management board in charge of European sales at DB Schenker Rail, will be leaving the company at the end of 2011 by mutual consent. He will ...
  • Howe Robinson Container Index decreases further
    The Howe Robinson Container Index (HRCI) decreased from 580.1 points for the week ending on 21 October to 556.6 points for the one ending on 4 November. This 24 point decrease in t...
  • Russia extends Saimaa Canal lease with Finland
    Russia has extended its Saimaa Canal lease agreement with Finland for 50 years. According to the Russia transport ministry, Finland will pay EUR 1.22 million annually plus EUR 0.18...
  • 75 million truck loads shifted to rail
    VTG, a German wagon lessor and rail logistics company, has been in business for 60 years and says it has transported 3 billion t of bulk goods, the equivalent of about 75 million t...
  • EBRD funds new freight cars to boost Russo-Finnish trade
    The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has committed to a long-term loan of EUR 22.5 million to fund an investment in new freight wagons to boost by more than ...
  • Deutsche Post DHL and UNDP offer airport training in Indonesia
    The Indonesian government, Deutsche Post DHL and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) yesterday launched a training programme in Indonesia under the "Get Airports R...
  • D&F McCarthy adding Renault Trucks to fleet
    D&F McCarthy, one of East Anglia's leading fresh produce merchants, has taken delivery of three Renault Midlums into its Iveco-dominated fleet of 18 trucks and vans. Supplied b...
  • Mobile Services takes delivery of another Volvo truck
    The Leicestershire-based English car and light commercial vehicle transporters Mobile Services has taken delivery of its fourth new Volvo truck, an FM11-330 6x2 rigid unit. The new...
  • Logwin takes over cross-docking for Bellaflora
    Bellaflora, Austria's biggest garden centre chain, has recruited the international logistics services provider Logwin to reorganise deliveries to branches. Logwin will assume the c...
  • DHL building logistics centre in Germany for Primark
    DHL Supply Chain, a leading contract logistics specialist, is building a logistics centre in Mönchengladbach (Germany) for its customer Primark, creating 250 jobs in the region. A ...
  • Ceva Logistics posts minor improvement in Q3
    The global logistics services provider and SCM specialist Ceva Logistics improved its sales by 1.2% in the third quarter of 2011, from EUR 1.815 to 1.84 billion. The corporation's ...

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 9, 2011
  • Hornbeck Offshore ups its stock offering
  • W&O Supply incorporates in Brazil, with first office in Rio
  • Salazar announces proposed 2012-2017 OCS leasing program
  • Newport News Shipbuilding name is back on giant crane
  • Donjon Marine appoints VP of Ops, Salvage and Engineering
  • Maersk newbuild to have MAN Diesel & Turbo EGR system

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 9, 2011
  • Port of Port Angeles taps McAleer as Marketing and Property manager
  • BTS freight transport index up during month of September
  • Port of Seattle program helps veterans enter workforce
  • Port Metro Vancouver sees boost in cruise numbers
  • Carriers start joint service calling East Asia/India

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 9, 2011
  • Booming Asian car demand to keep tankers employed
    Latest annual Opec report forecasts huge growth in oil demand for road transportation
  • Developing nations' marine bunkers consumption to soar
    Increased shipping activity in Asia to expand global requirements for fuel
  • Pacific to boost gasoline and gasoil trade
    Asian demand for oil products to grow to 40% of total global market
  • Disney magic fails to lift flagging car sales
    Closer co-operation between producers and logistics players is looking more likely
  • VLCCs poised for record monthly cargo volumes from Middle East
    Ship glut is slashed, boosting owners' sentiment and futures market
  • Marinakis charters out VLCC to BP for year as spot earnings fail to attract
    Energy giant takes Atlantas at probable daily rate of $19,750
  • Danes to push deregulation at IMO assembly
    Maritime authority calling for purge of red tape
  • Drewry transpacific rates dip as Matson talks of trade lane pressure
    Prices fall marginally to $1,521 per feu on Hong Kong to Los Angeles benchmark route
  • Opening up Northern Sea Route presents social and political challenges
    While the shipping industry will want to maximise the economic benefits of the NSR, environmental and social conditions in the Arctic need to be protected
  • Liner service connections on the rise in 91 countries
    Figures from the UN Conference on Trade and Development show Morocco, Vietnam, Lebanon and Algeria as the biggest gainers
  • China clings to its purse strings
    The G20 summit produced no clear or agreed detail about where the money for proposed bail-out funds and bank recapitalisations will come from
  • Daily rate of $8,000 becomes norm for containership charter market
    Whether feeder or panamax, vessels are being booked for similar prices
  • Container and tanker operations hit AP Moller-Maersk third quarter
    Group profit sinks to $371m
  • A question of convenience
    Owners should think twice before chosing where to flag their vessels
  • It's the message that counts, not the medium
    Internet use within the maritime industry is on the ascendency
  • Chemoil returns to profit
    But company still outperformed by competitors despite cost cutting and sales growth
  • Maersk Line hit by falling rates and overcapacity
    Another two tough years likely, says Nils Andersen
  • Star Bulk reports third-quarter loss
    Capesize and supramax owner sees 28% year-on-year fall in TCE earnings to $18,808 a day
  • Navios Maritime Acquisition remains in the red
    LR1 pair finds three-year time charters
  • Greencarrier expands Nordic services
    Finland to join existing links with Denmark, Sweden and Norway
  • SNCM to lose Corsica contract over breach of EU cabotage directive
    French appeal court rules in favour of rival
  • Vopak reports 6% rise in third-quarter operating profit year on year to $165m
    Liquid terminal operator says rise due to new storage capacity
  • Noble Group in $17.5m loss for third quarter
    Singapore-listed supply chain manager blames 'out-of-control' market volatility
  • War risk ruling likely to be reassessed
    High Court considers whether piracy threat justifies alternative routing
  • Bergen Group's revenues rise on higher offshore activity
    Reports turnover of $144.6m for the third quarter
  • FSL and Daxin settle dispute over two vessels
    'Amicable' out-of-court settlement sees Daxin paying $5m to First Ship Lease
  • Yangzijiang posts record quarterly profits
    Singapore-listed yard makes headway in its effort to build higher-value ships
  • Time for diversification
    With all sectors looking at a serious downturn, we are witnessing what is starting to look like a stampede to the exit
  • Hanging tough
    Maersk's third-quarter results show how it can win the waiting game
  • Owners urged to see the big picture
    Focus should be beyond period charters

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 9, 2011
  • Orders fall threatens Chinese builders
    NEW ORDERS at more than 2,000 shipyards in China reportedly plunged 43% year on year in 2011's first nine months
  • How China's steel plans affect iron sector
    CHINA is set to produce more iron ore from domestic mines and overseas investments as its steel industry continues growing
  • Star Bulk swings to losses
    NASDAQ-listed Supramax and Capesize owner Star Bulk today reported lower losses than expected, driven by a 28% plunge in rates
  • Owners wary of Kremlin aid
    RUSSIAN shipowners today raised questions about the Kremlin's sudden support for shipping
  • Landmark cargo from Sierra Leone
    CHINA will soon receive its first cargo of iron ore from Sierra Leone in 30 years, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Hamburg lawyers form own shipping firm
    LEADING shipping law firms Taylor Wessing and Ince & Co are both reeling from defections from their staffs in Hamburg
  • Höegh chosen for FSRU in Sumatra
    INDONESIA'S government-run PGN has picked Norway's Höegh LNG to build the Belawan FSRU scheme, IHS World Market Energy reported today
  • Yangzijiang posts $157.7M in profits for 3Q
    SINGAPORE-listed Chinese shipbuilder Yangzijiang said today 3Q2011 net profits surged 40% year on year, to a record high
  • DHL ocean totals drop
    DEUTCHE Post DHL said today its box liftings dropped year on year in the third quarter to 708,000teu
  • SOBRENA reported to be under administration
    LEADING French ship repair outfit SOBRENA has reportedly been placed under court administration because of financial difficulties caused by a scarcity of orders
  • Oz port strife settled
    ASCIANO, the Australian port operator, said it has settled with unions after more than a year of strikes
  • Cargo surge boosts VLCCs
    BROKERS told Fairplay today they expect VLCC rates in the east-of-Suez market to stay in the Worldscale 50s until year-end
  • COSCO predicts release of bulker in Singapore
    COSCO told Fairplay today it expects officials in Singapore to release a Panamax bulker arrested on 4 November
  • Trans-Pacific newcomers boxed out
    A BRUISING price war among container liners has boxed out the six groups that have entered the Trans-Pacific market in the past two years
  • Lending squeeze persists
    SHIPPING lending capacity will not return any time soon, ABN AMRO's global transport head Gust Biesbroeck has warned.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 9, 2011
  • Business Praises Action on Senate Transport Plan
    Business groups are praising a Senate committee's approval of a new surface transportation plan but they say it's only the...
  • Ceridian-UCLA Trucking Index Rises 1.1 Percent
    The Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index reversed course in October, rising 1.1 percent from September after declining for three consecutive...
  • CMA CGM Resumes Libya Service
    CMA CGM said it has resumed all container commercial services to Libya, joining Maersk Line and Nordana in restarting service...
  • USPS Offers Amnesty on Equipment Returns
    The U.S. Post Service is urging shippers to return postal-owned equipment and promises not to ask any questions about the...
  • Report Says Industrial Land Market Nearly Recovered
    The industrial real estate market is one quarter away from reabsorbing the space that went vacant during the 2008-2009 downturn,...
  • Corpus Christi Port Sells 185 Acres to Logistics Firm
    Texas' Port of Corpus Christi approved the $66 million sale of 185.5 acres at a decommissioned naval base to a...
  • Kintetsu World Express Profit Rises 19.3 Percent
    Kintetsu World Express, Japan's second-largest international forwarder, said its net profit rose 19.3 percent year-over-year in the first half of...
  • DOT Freight Index Hits 38-Month High
    Freight volumes carried by the for-hire transportation industry were up 0.9 percent in September from the previous month and reached...
  • Senate Committee Approves Transport Plan
    The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee unanimously approved a two-year, $109 billion surface transportation bill, but Sen. James Inhofe...
  • Ocean Carriers' Schedule Reliability Rises to 63 Percent
    The amount of container ships arriving on time in third quarter rose to 63 percent, and Maersk Line had the...
  • Unions Criticize Marad's US-Flag Report
    Four maritime unions have criticized the Maritime Administration for not including their viewpoints in a study that found U.S.-flag ships...
  • Survey Shows Truckload Capacity Down 1.5 Percent
    Capacity at a group of six large truckload carriers tracked by The Journal of Commerce fell a cumulative 1.5 percent...
  • Wilh Wilhelmsen Profit Soars 135 Percent
    Wilh Wilhelmsen's third quarter operating profit surged 135 percent to $175 million on strong growth in the Norwegian car carrier's...
  • Trans-Pacific Spot Rates Resume Decline
    Spot freight rates on the trans-Pacific dropped this week after last week's brief rebound off their 22-month lows. The...
  • Maersk Line Loses $297 Million on Rate Collapse
    Maersk Line said Friday it lost $297 million on shipping in the third quarter amid collapsing freight rates on the...
  • Agriculture Shippers Expect Tighter Capacity
    Most shippers of agricultural products are securing the vessel space and equipment they need right now, but they expect space...
  • APM Terminals' Profit Grows 24 Percent
    APM Terminals' third-quarter profit jumped 24 percent year-over-year to $174 million, as the terminal operator grew container traffic by a...
  • Deutsche Post DHL Raises Profit Outlook
    Deutsche Post DHL raised its full year earnings forecast Wednesday after reporting an 18.5 percent surge in third quarter operating...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 9, 2011
  • Forwarders' profits continue
    CEVA Group has joined the list of forwarders still reporting much better operating results than ocean carriers in Q3 11 compared to the same period last year, although ...
  • Rena: ROB bunker salvage hits snag
  • Exploding reefer Vietnamese contagion
    The reefer box explosions that took place at Cat Lai terminal, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and in China continue to spread a negative message to the shipping community, ...
  • Crowley adds cool containers
    Jacksonville-based Crowley Maritime Corp, which operates container and ro-ro services between the US and a wide range of locations in the Caribbean and Central ...
  • Port Tracker forecasts November US imports drop on back of 'lean' inventories
    Import cargo volumes at the US' major container terminals have started to decline as retailers keep inventories 'extremely lean', according to the monthly Global ...
  • Maersk losses also grow
    As with other ocean carriers, Maersk's losses from liner container shipping activities grew dramatically in Q3 11 compared to the previous quarter, from a deficit ...
  • Dealing with the teenagers
    Mark Williams, research manager of UK-based shipbroker Braemar Seascope, believes that scrapping teenage containerships and more effective management of supply ...
  • Damco expands its distribution capacity in Dubai
    Copenhagen-headquartered Damco, a leading provider of global logistics services, has responded to growing demand for warehousing and freight distribution services ...
  • APM T: 'a steady ship'
    Among all of the gloom and doom in the liner shipping sector, operators of container terminals appear to be the beacon of stability. This is also evident in the ...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 9, 2011
  • ESEA poised to pounce
    Aristides Pittas sees additional investment opportunities on the horizon in both the box and bulker markets.
  • Solstad spots spike
    Activity uptick in the North Sea and abroad bodes well for Oslo-listed owner as results surge.
  • Dahlman downs TBS
    Equity analyst urges clients to sell shares of ailing bulker owner as price plummets 13%.
  • Bigger Rem better in third
    Larger fleet helps Age Remoy-led offshore owner to a stronger set of third quarter numbers.
  • Farstad ties up two
    Energy giants turn to Oslo-listed owner for the tonnage they need to support projects in Brazil and the North Sea.
  • Khanna cold on LNG move
    Geroge Economou's DryShips will not be moving into the LNG sector right now, operating chief says.
  • Garware's earnings clipped
    Indian offshore support vessel operator sees profit and revenue come under pressure.
  • Sevan sees red
    Ailing FPSO specialist covered in red in the third as it races to seal Teekay rescue package.
  • Vosco turns red
    Vietnamese state bulker owner posts nine-month loss as borrowing costs hit bottom line.
  • Navios nets 'milestone' deal
    Angeliki Frangou's Navios Acquisition lands period contracts for product tanker newbuildings.
  • Deep Sea plans growth spurt
    John Fredriksen-led offshore owner is looking to add to its fleet after profitable third quarter.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
NOVEMBER 9, 2011
  • Exploding reefer contaminant may be methyl chloride
    Refrigeration experts believe they have discovered with "near certainty" the cause of several explosions in the cooling systems of refrigerated containers, explosions that have killed three workers worldwide.
  • Private navy to combat piracy looks for investment
  • Hastings leaves Sea Star
  • COSCO adjusting BAF and CAF on Europe routes
  • Matson profit takes $6 million hit from service end
  • Seago joins INTTRA network
  • Maersk Line down in 3Q, but terminal, oil divisions help group

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 9, 2011
  • Crude dips on Italian debt concerns
    Oil dropped along with the euro and stocks earlier as turmoil in Italy bolstered concern that Europe's debt crisis will spread.
  • Fujairah prices stable
    Deliveries in Cape Town available for supply up to and including November 21.
  • Rotterdam market softened
    Demand for bunker fuels was 'paltry at best', a player told Bunkerworld.
  • Chemoil posts 'strong' Q3 profit
    Plans to strengthen its bunker business as well as to 'further diversify' in Q4 2011 and next year.
  • Bunker prices generally softening in Asia
    Mixed demand in major Asian bunker ports on Wednesday, say traders.
  • Odfjell swings to black in third quarter
    Company's bottom line 'challenged' by increase in bunker costs.
  • Slow steaming to become 'more widespread' in future
    All shipowners to explore slow steaming, says chairman and CEO of Nordic American Tankers.
  • 'Increasingly difficult' to pass on bunker cost, says Maersk
    A.P. Moller-Maersk posts 78% decline in net profit in Q3; expects its box shipping unit to post a loss for full year 2011.
  • Air pockets preventing removal of fuel from Rena
    Salvors encounter air every time they begin pumping oil from submerged tank, says MNZ salvage advisor.
  • Tanker operators urged to get 'creative'
    Tanker operators can consider slow steaming, vessel layups and mergers to lower operational costs, says Poten & Partners spokesman.
  • NuStar commences bunker ops in New Orleans
    To operate two barges to support its bunkering business at the port.
  • Japan bunker inventories at 'relatively low' levels
    Generally slack demand across Japanese ports.
  • Tanker operator extends losses in Q3
    Bunker prices continue to put pressure on its earnings during the quarter.

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COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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